Altamont Library Notes for Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Help Altamont Free Library (and the Earth) out next time you go grocery shopping! The library will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold in January at the Hannaford store located at 5239 Western Turnpike in Guilderland. You still have a few weeks to participate. Thanks Hannaford!
Story time!
Did you know that one of the best ways of getting our youngest friends to become strong readers is by exposing them to a wide variety of readers and reading environments? For that reason, and also just because it’s just fun, we have two story times each week, on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
Story time is a super fun program that combines some of our favorite things: awesome stories, silly songs, playful movement, and most importantly, bubbles! Tuesday Story Times with Miss Ann are targeted at preschoolers, while our Wednesday StoryTimes with Miss Erika are for toddlers (but we don’t mind older or younger friends on either day). Please join us for mornings of stories, songs, and bubbles.
Juice & Jammies
Speaking of story time, we also have a special evening story time that we call Juice & Jammies coming up on Friday, Jan. 24. Put on your pj’s and join Miss Erika for a low-key pre-bedtime story, and snack. This will be the perfect thing to get your kiddos ready to drift off to dreamland.
Vision boarding
Why not start your year off on a visionary note? Please join us on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. to create your very own vision board, with guidance from Altamont treasure Ginger Hannah.
A vision board is a visual representation of your goals and aspirations, and the process by which you create it — with drawings, cut out magazine pictures, and words — is a deep dive exploration of what truly matters to you and what you want your future to look like.
Please call the library at 518-861-7239 or email to register in advance. I hope we see you in our future!
Gala
The social event of the winter is only a few weeks away! The always anticipated annual I Love My Library! Gala is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Community Room at Altamont Village Hall. If you haven’t attended in the past and are interested in receiving an invitation, please get in touch with us.
This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need your support. You’ll enjoy a fantastic dinner and homemade desserts, exciting live and silent auctions, and the delightful company of your fellow library supporters.
This year, we will be honoring the many contributions made to our community by Kristin Casey and Linda Cure, two longtime friends, board members, and volunteers whose dedicated service to our library and our Village are a shining example for us all. Please join us!
Chile Potluck
It’s almost time again for another of our ever popular Eat Around the World Potluck Dinners! Come broaden your culinary horizons and share a meal with a bunch of friendly people. This month, we’re taking a trip to the northwest South American nation of Chile!
Please join us at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, to join in the festivities and bring a dish to share. If you don’t already have a favorite recipe from that part of the world, come on in and grab a cookbook!